Preservation Services at Dartmouth College: Book Arts Prize Winners for 2013

Friday, June 7, 2013

Book Arts Prize Winners for 2013

The Book Arts Prize is a juried award given every year in recognition of excellence in the creation of a hand printed and bound book made in the Book Arts Studio by a Dartmouth College undergraduate. The cash prizes are made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Library. The winners are:

First Prize in Hand Bookbinding

Callista Womick, ‘13

You Can’t Take It With You

$150 award

First Prize in Letterpress Printing

Malika Khurana, ‘15

Prayer

$150 award

Honorable Mention in Letterpress Printing

Julie Skinner, Grad

Julie Skinner Manegold 2012-2013 Portfolio

$75 award

The Book Arts Program is fortunate to enjoy the participation of local bookbinders, printers, and amateur book artists. This year the competition was opened to the community to recognize and reward excellence in their work.

First Prize in Community Excellence

James Graham

Six From Winter

$150 award

Honorable Mention in Community Excellence

Dana Burrell

Deco Circles

$75 award

All the winning entries are on display in the Treasure Room cases in Baker Library

beginning Saturday, June 8.

Congratulations to all the contestants!

Barb Sagraves

Head, Preservation Services

& The Book Arts Program

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Contributors

Deborah Howe Is the Collections Conservator at Dartmouth College Library. She's been involved in the book community for over 20 years. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers and teaches classes in the Book Arts program.

Ryland Ianelli Is a cartoonist and Project Specialist in the Dartmouth Preservation Services department. He graduated from Reed College with a BA in Art History in 2008 and, more recently, from the Center for Cartoon Studies with an MFA in Cartooning in 2010. In addition to his work in Preservation and the Digital Production Unit, he is currently drawing and writing for various independently published comics and anthologies.

Barb Sagraves has been head of Preservation Services since its creation in 1995. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan SLIS program, has an MA in Medieval History from Michigan State University, and a BA in History from the University of Oklahoma. In her role as department head, Barb has overall responsibility for the preservation program and policies at Dartmouth College Library and is in charge of the Book Arts Program.

Jenny Mullins has been the Digital Preservation Librarian for Dartmouth College Library since May of 2014. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, she preserved video and audio collections, helped build a digital repository and worked in book and paper conservation labs. Jenny is a member of ALA and co-chair of the Preservation Metadata Interest Group for 2015-17.